Love Notes

Jul 26, 2021 • #lemon #summer #Yellow

7/19/21 - Limoncello drops of loveliness

High summer brings thoughts of tart lemon flavors, refreshing dips in the sea, late afternoon naps, and long lingering dinners with friends and family under the stars. We're also lucky to have a few weddings on our calendar this summer - always a treat to bear witness to love in first bloom, but beyond joyous after our long dark Covid days apart.

Jul 11, 2021 • #art #martha's vineyard #sailing #shoes #summer

7/12/21 - Put on your sailing shoes

Do you remember Little Feat and "Put on your Sailing Shoes"? I'm feeling a little nostalgic this week, thank you in advance for indulging me. Above is my friend Steve's Swan 48, Dreamcatcher, moored in Katama harbor on Martha's Vineyard. I took this photo a few summers ago, on the way out to his boat to race in the Round the Island Race. His regular crew included a lot of our old Dartmouth college sailing teammates from the 1980s, but all of them continue to race a lot more than I do. I got invited to this regatta for several years running, I think because I could get good restaurant reservations in Edgartown, and because I had wonderful friends in town who'd let the whole crew use their shower.

Jul 11, 2021 • #cocktail #gardens #lilies #lily #summer

7/05/21 - Summer Pleasures - Lilies!

My lilies are going absolutely crazy this year. What pure JOY they bring. And what beautiful weather we've had here in Virginia this weekend. I know some of you in New England have not been as lucky.

Fresh cut grass, picking a perfectly ripe tomato, time for puzzles and games, and a morning saunter with my coffee through the garden to see what has burst into bloom overnight. Road trips (with Cheetos and diet cokes) and sudden stops at farm stands.

Jun 30, 2021 • #ceramics #fish #gardens #nantucket #Tablescape #Tablescapes

6/28/21 - Postcard from Nantucket

Lucky me spent last weekend visiting my fabulously talented friend Merrill Strange on Nantucket. When Merrill is not busy working on her beautiful hand painted ceramics, she likes to pack a walk, a bike ride, a swim and a tennis game into every day. I've never been so happy I don't play tennis - there is no way I could keep up. We walked, talked, rode bikes to Sconset (and to Surfside, Madaket and Steps beach), swam, drank a little wine, and ate a lot of delicious seafood and fresh strawberries. I called her Miraval Merrill.

Jun 23, 2021 • #cocktail #gardens #needlepoint

6/21/21 - Florals fit for a Queen

My fabulous friend Mona texted me last week, "Did you see the Queen's pink floral dress? Loved it! You must source it!"

She was sure right. The pink frock she was referring to is below - but I just loved the Queen's pretty smile in the image above - so I had to include that one too. In another beautiful floral, also from the G7 Summit. I hope you enjoy some fun finds fit for a queen this week.